Mother Lode Christian School

Analysis

Mother Lode Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Tuolumne, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mother Lode Christian School reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.4m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mother Lode Christian School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council for Childrens Rights Inc ($2.4m), V M I Research Laboratories ($2.4m) and Veteran Pathways of New England Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $290k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 65 employees.